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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers menu + awk + while + case Post 302577246 by zaxxon on Monday 28th of November 2011 12:50:17 PM
Old 11-28-2011
As a start:
  1. Assigning the output of a command to a variable needs the command(s) on the right side of the = either enclosed inside backticks `command` or this $(command).
  2. There may be no space between the = and the value or command of a variable.
  3. If you start a while-loop, you got to close the "do" with "done".
  4. Same for case - you got to close it with "esac".
  5. Single entries for case are ended with double semicolon ;;.

After this, try again and check your errors, read them and try to fix them. Some error messages just explain what is going wrong.
Also have a look at a scripting introduction/guide so you get some basic knowledge.
 

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ttk::menubutton

ttk::menubutton(n)						 Tk Themed Widget						ttk::menubutton(n)

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NAME

       ttk::menubutton - Widget that pops down a menu when pressed

SYNOPSIS

       ttk::menubutton pathName ?options?
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DESCRIPTION

       A ttk::menubutton widget displays a textual label and/or image, and displays a menu when pressed.

STANDARD OPTIONS

       -class		     -compound		  -cursor
       -image		     -state		  -style
       -takefocus	     -text		  -textvariable
       -underline	     -width

       See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
       [-direction direction]  Specifies  where  the  menu  is	to be popped up relative to the menubutton.  One of: above, below, left, right, or
       flush.  The default is below.  flush pops the menu up directly over the menubutton.  [-menu menu] Specifies the path name of the menu asso-
       ciated with the menubutton.  To be on the safe side, the menu ought to be a direct child of the menubutton.

WIDGET COMMAND

       Menubutton widgets support the standard cget, configure, identify, instate, and state methods.  No other widget methods are used.

STANDARD STYLES

       Ttk::menubutton widgets support the Toolbutton style in all standard themes, which is useful for creating widgets for toolbars.

SEE ALSO

       ttk::widget(n), menu(n), menubutton(n)

KEYWORDS

       widget, button, menu

Tk									8.5							ttk::menubutton(n)
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